She Stopped Asking for Permission: Women in Tech, Confidence & Building a Purpose-Driven Business

She Stopped Asking for Permission: Women in Tech, Confidence & Building a Purpose-Driven Business

What happens when a woman stops waiting for permission and finally trusts herself enough to build the thing she can’t stop thinking about? In this episode of Rooted in Your Confidence, Samantha sits down with Lacey Cadieux-McLean, Founder and CEO of Rhubaia, an eco-conscious fashion brand paired with an AI-powered Virtual Closet designed to help women manage their wardrobes more intentionally while reducing textile waste. Before launching Rhubaia, Lacey spent more than 15 years leading technology initiatives in male-dominated industries as a certified Project Management Professional. Raised on a ranch in northern Alberta, her connection to nature and sustainability eventually collided with her passion for innovation, technology, and leadership. This conversation goes far beyond fashion. Lacey opens up about self-doubt, leadership, entrepreneurship, learning to trust her voice, and what it looks like to take up space in rooms where women are still underrepresented. Inside this episode, we discuss: • Women leading in male-dominated industries • Confidence and self-trust • Entrepreneurship and innovation • Sustainable fashion and AI technology • Taking your seat at the table • Leadership as a woman in tech • Turning personal frustration into purpose • Why women downplay their greatness • Building a mission-driven company This episode is for the woman who keeps questioning herself while carrying a vision bigger than what the world expects from her. Because sometimes the biggest shift happens the moment you stop asking for permission and decide to trust yourself instead. 🔗 Resources & Links: Read the Book Your Truth Changes Everything: How Women Rebuild Self-Trust, Speak Up, and Get Paid in Male-Dominated Workplaces Pre-order here: https://rooted.theskhsolutions.com/your-truth-changes-everything-3074 Take the Confidence Quiz https://links.theskhsolutions.com/widget/survey/osR2QGkypYzh7WuK0GNS [https://links.theskhsolutions.com/widget/survey/osR2QGkypYzh7WuK0GNS] Book a Session with Me https://links.theskhsolutions.com/widget/bookings/chat-and-connect-with-samantha-kay [https://links.theskhsolutions.com/widget/bookings/chat-and-connect-with-samantha-kay] Visit My Website www.samanthakayeharris.com [http://www.samanthakayeharris.com] Join My Free Community https://rooted.theskhsolutions.com/3-steps-to-hold-your-own-job [https://rooted.theskhsolutions.com/3-steps-to-hold-your-own-job] Don’t forget to: Follow and subscribe so you never miss an episode Share this podcast with a woman who needs to hear it Leave a review to help more women find this space #RootedInYourConfidence #ConfidenceDisruption #ConfidenceAtWork #WomenInMaleDominatedIndustries #WomenInLeadership #WomenInTrades #WomenInConstruction #CareerGrowth #ProfessionalWomen #OrganizationalChange

What happens when the hustle finally stops… and you realize you’ve been exhausted for years?

What happens when the hustle finally stops… and you realize you’ve been exhausted for years? In this episode of Rooted in Your Confidence, Samantha Kaye Harris opens up about retiring after 33 years in a male-dominated industry and the unexpected truth she discovered afterward: she didn’t know how tired she really was. This conversation is about burnout, self-trust, confidence disruption, and what happens when women spend years shrinking themselves to survive in environments that were never built for them. Samantha shares why the answer isn’t becoming someone different. It’s reconnecting with who you already are, trusting your own design, and standing rooted in your truth without apology. If you’ve been questioning yourself, overexplaining, exhausted, or feeling disconnected from your voice, this episode is for you. Register for Samantha’s live webinar here:  Join the Webinar [https://rooted.theskhsolutions.com/webinar-7290] 🔗 Resources & Links: Read the Book Your Truth Changes Everything: How Women Rebuild Self-Trust, Speak Up, and Get Paid in Male-Dominated Workplaces Pre-order here: https://rooted.theskhsolutions.com/your-truth-changes-everything-3074 Take the Confidence Quiz https://links.theskhsolutions.com/widget/survey/osR2QGkypYzh7WuK0GNS [https://links.theskhsolutions.com/widget/survey/osR2QGkypYzh7WuK0GNS] Book a Session with Me https://links.theskhsolutions.com/widget/bookings/chat-and-connect-with-samantha-kay [https://links.theskhsolutions.com/widget/bookings/chat-and-connect-with-samantha-kay] Visit My Website www.samanthakayeharris.com [http://www.samanthakayeharris.com] Join My Free Community https://rooted.theskhsolutions.com/3-steps-to-hold-your-own-job [https://rooted.theskhsolutions.com/3-steps-to-hold-your-own-job] Don’t forget to: Follow and subscribe so you never miss an episode Share this podcast with a woman who needs to hear it Leave a review to help more women find this space #RootedInYourConfidence #ConfidenceDisruption #ConfidenceAtWork #WomenInMaleDominatedIndustries #WomenInLeadership #WomenInTrades #WomenInConstruction #CareerGrowth #ProfessionalWomen #OrganizationalChange

What Your Body Might Be Carrying When You Swallow Your Words at Work | With Chanlee Sutoyo

What happens when your body starts carrying everything your voice never got to say? In this episode of Rooted in Your Confidence, Samantha Kaye Harris sits down with Chanlee Sutoyo, former government trial attorney and creator of Rage on the Page, to talk about emotional suppression, chronic pain, and the healing power of journaling. For more than a decade, Chanlee lived with unexplained chronic pain. Doctors ran tests. MRIs came back mostly normal. Treatments helped temporarily, but nothing truly solved the problem. Then she discovered something that changed everything. Her body wasn’t broken. It was holding years of swallowed words. Through a journaling practice she calls rage journaling, Chanlee began writing the truth she had been holding inside. Anger. Grief. Disappointment. The promotion she never received. The pressure of working in a high-stakes legal environment. Within weeks, something shifted. In this conversation, Samantha and Chanlee explore what happens when women finally give themselves permission to tell the truth — especially women working in male-dominated industries like construction, trades, aviation, and transportation. Because confidence doesn’t come from pretending everything is fine. It comes from releasing what you’ve been carrying. In this episode we talk about: • Why emotional suppression can show up as physical pain  • What it feels like to work in high-pressure environments where composure is expected every day  • The connection between people-pleasing, perfectionism, and chronic stress  • What “rage journaling” is and how it helps women release suppressed emotions  • How writing the truth can help women reconnect with their voice and confidence  • Why healing is a leadership conversation, not just a wellness one If you’ve ever swallowed your words at work just to survive the environment, this conversation will resonate with you. Learn More about Rage Journaling Circles http://rageonthe.page [http://rageonthe.page/] Book a Discovery Call  calendly.com/csutoyo/meet [http://calendly.com/csutoyo/meet] https://www.linkedin.com/in/chanlee-sutoyo/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/chanlee-sutoyo/] https://www.youtube.com/@RageOnThePage [https://www.youtube.com/@RageOnThePage] 🔗 Resources & Links: Read the Book Your Truth Changes Everything: How Women Rebuild Self-Trust, Speak Up, and Get Paid in Male-Dominated Workplaces Pre-order here: https://rooted.theskhsolutions.com/your-truth-changes-everything-3074 Take the Confidence Quiz https://links.theskhsolutions.com/widget/survey/osR2QGkypYzh7WuK0GNS [https://links.theskhsolutions.com/widget/survey/osR2QGkypYzh7WuK0GNS] Book a Session with Me https://links.theskhsolutions.com/widget/bookings/chat-and-connect-with-samantha-kay [https://links.theskhsolutions.com/widget/bookings/chat-and-connect-with-samantha-kay] Visit My Website www.samanthakayeharris.com [http://www.samanthakayeharris.com] Join My Free Community https://rooted.theskhsolutions.com/3-steps-to-hold-your-own-job [https://rooted.theskhsolutions.com/3-steps-to-hold-your-own-job] Don’t forget to: Follow and subscribe so you never miss an episode Share this podcast with a woman who needs to hear it Leave a review to help more women find this space #RootedInYourConfidence #ConfidenceDisruption #ConfidenceAtWork #WomenInMaleDominatedIndustries #WomenInLeadership #WomenInTrades #WomenInConstruction #CareerGrowth #ProfessionalWomen #OrganizationalChange

It’s Not Confidence… It’s What You Do When You’re Disrupted

You didn’t lose confidence. You got disrupted. In this episode, Samantha Kaye Harris breaks down what happens in the moment your voice disappears and why it has nothing to do with confidence. She introduces DisrupTif’s™ those subtle moments where something shifts, and you disconnect from yourself without even realizing it. From being interrupted… to second-guessing your words… to taking on other people’s energy… This is how your voice gets lost in real time. You’ll learn how to recognize these moments, understand the 4 types of DisrupTif’s™, and use your Brag Bag™ to come back to yourself when it matters most. Pay attention this week… You’ll start to see it everywhere. 🔗 Resources & Links: Read the Book Your Truth Changes Everything: How Women Rebuild Self-Trust, Speak Up, and Get Paid in Male-Dominated Workplaces Pre-order here: https://rooted.theskhsolutions.com/your-truth-changes-everything-3074 Take the Confidence Quiz https://links.theskhsolutions.com/widget/survey/osR2QGkypYzh7WuK0GNS [https://links.theskhsolutions.com/widget/survey/osR2QGkypYzh7WuK0GNS] Book a Session with Me https://links.theskhsolutions.com/widget/bookings/chat-and-connect-with-samantha-kay [https://links.theskhsolutions.com/widget/bookings/chat-and-connect-with-samantha-kay] Visit My Website www.samanthakayeharris.com [http://www.samanthakayeharris.com] Join My Free Community https://rooted.theskhsolutions.com/3-steps-to-hold-your-own-job [https://rooted.theskhsolutions.com/3-steps-to-hold-your-own-job] Don’t forget to: Follow and subscribe so you never miss an episode Share this podcast with a woman who needs to hear it Leave a review to help more women find this space #RootedInYourConfidence #ConfidenceDisruption #ConfidenceAtWork #WomenInMaleDominatedIndustries #WomenInLeadership #WomenInTrades #WomenInConstruction #CareerGrowth #ProfessionalWomen #OrganizationalChange

Women in Trades: Be More of Yourself, Not Less

You do not have to become less feminine to survive in a male-dominated industry. You have to become more of yourself. In this episode of Rooted in Your Confidence, Samantha Kaye Harris talks with carpenter and W.E.I.R.D. Learning founder Kito Shani Morris about women in trades, carpentry, confidence, and the power of hands-on learning. Kito shares how she found her way into male-dominated spaces, why she believes trying matters more than perfection, and how teaching practical skills helps women, children, and communities build real confidence. This conversation goes beyond tools and training. It is about identity, permission, authenticity, and trusting your own power. This episode is for women in construction, women in trades, and any woman working in male-dominated industries who is tired of shrinking and ready to stand fully in who she is. 🔗 Resources & Links: Read the Book Your Truth Changes Everything: How Women Rebuild Self-Trust, Speak Up, and Get Paid in Male-Dominated Workplaces Pre-order here: https://rooted.theskhsolutions.com/your-truth-changes-everything-3074 Take the Confidence Quiz https://links.theskhsolutions.com/widget/survey/osR2QGkypYzh7WuK0GNS [https://links.theskhsolutions.com/widget/survey/osR2QGkypYzh7WuK0GNS] Book a Session with Me https://links.theskhsolutions.com/widget/bookings/chat-and-connect-with-samantha-kay [https://links.theskhsolutions.com/widget/bookings/chat-and-connect-with-samantha-kay] Visit My Website www.samanthakayeharris.com [http://www.samanthakayeharris.com] Join My Free Community https://rooted.theskhsolutions.com/3-steps-to-hold-your-own-job [https://rooted.theskhsolutions.com/3-steps-to-hold-your-own-job] Don’t forget to: Follow and subscribe so you never miss an episode Share this podcast with a woman who needs to hear it Leave a review to help more women find this space #RootedInYourConfidence #ConfidenceDisruption #ConfidenceAtWork #WomenInMaleDominatedIndustries #WomenInLeadership #WomenInTrades #WomenInConstruction #CareerGrowth #ProfessionalWomen #OrganizationalChange